I have XP Media Center 2005, and i'd like to buy the Vista Home Premium UPGRADE. There are 2 questions:
1) If i reformat my hard drive on my XP computer, can i boot from the vista disc in order to install it? My guess is that i cant because it's just an upgrade from XP, but i'm not sure.
2) If i plan to reformat the hard drive with vista on it in the future, can i use the same vista disc to reinstall, or will its copy protection limit me to do so?
Thanks
2007-05-11 16:09:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
it should be bootable and u can boot the computer with it and also install.
then u can also use the same dvd to repair and reinstalling.
2007-05-11 16:12:38 · answer #1 · answered by Ganesh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The upgrade requires that you either have Windows XP installed or have the Windows XP installation CD. When you are installing Windows Vista onto a system without XP installed, you can insert the XP CD when the Vista installation program says that it can't find XP and that will satisfy it. I haven't done this with Vista but all prior Windows installations worked this way.
2007-05-11 16:33:12 · answer #2 · answered by Neil L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) you can do it. there is a bug in the vista upgrade disc.
the first time you put in the disc when it is booting, install without the activation code. the installation will be a trial. within the 30 days, put in the disc IN vista and install this time with the activation code.
2)yes. you can use it as a recovery cd.
2007-05-11 16:16:44 · answer #3 · answered by kcrx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best solution: stick with XP.
2007-05-11 16:13:14 · answer #4 · answered by Casey D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-05-11 16:13:20 · answer #6 · answered by Red 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋